which version is better the in your opinions. The NIN version or Johnny Cash's? mine would be johnny it just talked so much about how his life was and I felt it was kind of written unknowingly for him
I haven't heard the NIN version because I don't fancy rotting my brain, I was going to say Johnny Cash but then I saw the Kermit version. Kermit takes it.
@Rallier: I remember seeing that awhile ago and getting freaked out by it. Now it is just a "fucked up funny" type of video.
Johnny Cash is definitely my favorite. Sure, Trent's original is also a classic but Johnny's version is one of my favorite songs ever. The emotion he conveys and the climactic ending really make it a unique experience. The fact that he was so close to death also made the song that much more moving for me. Oh, and the music video is fantastic.
It's a hard one for me. The fact Trent wrote the original gets him some points, but The Man in Black sure brings more gravity and meaning to the whole thing, especially at that stage in his life. I guess the person I am now (as opposed to when I was an Angry Young Man™) prefers the cover version.
And yes, the film clip is one of the most wonderfully bittersweet celebrations ever.
I'm a fan of pretty much anything "metal", but Johnny Cash just make the song sound so much more meaningful and personal-- and not to mention that it may be my favorite cover out of all of the music realm.
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